So what have you done to your car today?

[TheBoy]

Drove it for 2 miles at <cough!> 70 MPH this morning.

Then it occurred to me that I don't remember getting the torque wrench out to torque up the wheel nuts after the weekend's fettling. So, out with the wheel brace in the next layby.

Yeah. Gixer has done that too me. Fortunately the noise and wobble happened in tesco car park, not the 70 mile high speed run before

[aaronjb]

Bit like the droning noise that started on my way back from the last track day in the M3.. couldn't work out what it was, sounded like a wheel bearing had badly gone though.

Got home and the rear wheel bolts were all finger tight

[TheBoy]

Driven it to bicester and back in Oder to get on the shitty chiltern slug. Which was late, as normal

[Shackeng]

Finished the Jazz service and checked a pre-reg Jazz for £14.5  in the Swindon Honda. They say ours is worth about £2.5K. a 1.4 '06 plate with 48k miles. Seems low as I see them for £4.5 for sale. Looks like Autotrader for a private sale.

[TheBoy]

Driven it back to bicester so I can let the slug line rape me for £70 for a delayed train with standing room only. AGAIN

[TheBoy]

Grrrr, lucky to find standing room on journey home

[TheBoy]

And it's a shitty slamdoor so noisey, rattle, squeaky and bloody warm this crammed.

Not sure if I ever mentioned, I hate the rather chiltern slug

[sjc]

Hmm... not sure why photobucket is giving me a tiny little preview of this pic

[sjc]

Sussed it

Head gasket failure anyone (this is the engine I pulled out of my MV6 about 18 months ago)...

[Andy H]

I noticed the steam cleaned cylinder head and piston crown before I scrolled down & saw the displaced fire ring.

What was the history behind this engine?

[sjc]

When I bought it, the car was in very poor mechanical condition but solid bodywork and was very cheap. Judging by the amount of gunk in the coolant system when I flushed it, I reckon it had been run with little or no antifreeze for quite a while. Got 15k out of it before it blew at 165k - and I tend to be quite heavy with my right foot 

[sjc]

BTW, it went F1-style with huge ploom of white smoke!

It sure cleaned the bore out tho 

[Kevin Wood]

Got an MOT

Receptionist prompted me to "have a word" with the tester "about your handbrake" . Said conversation included the expression "benefit of the doubt".

[05omegav6]

Got an MOT

Receptionist prompted me to "have a word" with the tester "about your handbrake" . Said conversation included the expression "benefit of the doubt".

The P postion still works effectively on both wheels then...  

[Kevin Wood]

Got an MOT

Receptionist prompted me to "have a word" with the tester "about your handbrake" . Said conversation included the expression "benefit of the doubt".

The P postion still works effectively on both wheels then...  

Absolutely. The handbrake works too. And it releases. Sometimes. Half a mile up the road.